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Review: ASUS ROG G750JZ-DS71 17.3-inch Gaming Laptop

Posted on October 10, 2014

asus-rog-g750jz-ds71 If you’re a “gamer” you understand the importance of raw hardware performance in a gaming PC. Well, I recently had the opportunity to check out the best gaming laptops I have ever seen.

The ASUS ROG G750JZ-DS71 17.3-inch Gaming Laptop is a veritable gamer’s dream machine.

It comes standard with an Intel Core i7-4700HQ 2.4Ghz CPU, 24GB of DDR3 RAM, a 1TB 7200RPM hard drive and a 256GB SSD. Yes, that’s right. This laptop comes with both a hard drive and a solid state drive!

The screen on this computer is a very nice 17.3″ FHD (1920*1080) anti-glare display that will really bring your graphics, videos and photos to life. [Read more…]

Botched Belkin router update leaves countless users unable to get online

Posted on October 7, 2014

If you own a Belkin router and you can’t seem to connect to the Internet today, the problem is most likely the result of Belkin pushing a faulty firmware update to your router.

Belkin released the following statement earlier today after receiving numerous complaints from frustrated users: [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I install new apps to the SD card in Windows Phone 8.1?

Posted on October 6, 2014

windows-phone-8-1 Question from Benjamin H.: I have a Lumia 620 phone running Windows Phone 8.1. The phone’s internal memory is almost full so I’d like to install any new apps to the SD card.

I heard this is possible but I can’t figure out how to do it. Can you tell me how to make new apps install to the SD card?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Chase Bank hacked – 83 million accounts affected

Posted on October 3, 2014

scam Well, the hacking of major business websites continues unabated, and the latest breach involves one of the largest financial services firms in the world.

JPMorgan Chase and Company has announced that hackers have stolen the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses from a whopping 83 million customer accounts, making this one of the largest security breaches in history. [Read more…]

Feeling adventurous? Install the Technical Preview version of Windows 10 today, for free!

Posted on October 2, 2014

If you’re the adventurous type you can download the “Technical Preview” version of Windows 10 and install it on your PC today, for free!

The Windows 10 Technical Preview is basically an alpha version of the operating system.

That means it has plenty of rough edges and bugs that will need to be squashed before the “finished” version of the updated O.S. is ready to be released to the general public.

Microsoft is always seeking individuals to help check out Windows’ new features and put them through their paces in order to identify bugs and make suggestions for possible improvements in the way the user interface and other parts of the O.S work. [Read more…]